鎮ちん

noun

weight; heavy object used to press down

Archaic Buddhist term for a weight, such as a paperweight or a weight placed on something to hold it down. Not used in modern everyday Japanese.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには、経きょう典てんの上うえに鎮しずを置おく記き述じゅつがある。

  In old documents, there is a description of placing a weight on top of sutras.

noun

temple supervisor; head priest of a temple

Only with reading ちん

Refers to a supervisor or head priest in a Buddhist temple. Reading is ちん.

• その寺てらの鎮ちんは、長なが年ねん修しゅ行ぎょうを積つんだ高こう僧そうだった。

  The temple supervisor was a high-ranking monk who had trained for many years.

noun

town (in China); administrative town

Only with reading ちん

Used for towns in China, corresponding to the Chinese administrative division 镇 (zhèn). Reading is ちん.

• 中ちゅう国ごくの小ちいさな鎮ちんを訪たずねると、昔むかしながらの市いち場ばが残のこっている。

  When you visit a small town in China, you can still find traditional markets.